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These 8 delicious cocktails using chocolate based liqueurs, like Crème de Cacao, Kahlua and Royal Chocolate Liqueur, are lovely drinks for any party or celebration like Christmas, weddings, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, etc.

Brandy Alexander
1 fl oz of a good brandy
1 fl oz of dark Crème de Cacao
1 fl oz of heavy (double) cream

Put all the ingredients into an cocktail shaker and shake well. Pour into glasses and sprinkle with nutmeg and cocoa powder.

Chocolada
2fl oz white rum
1 fl oz coconut cream
2 tsp chocolate syrup

Stir all the ingredients together with crushed ice then serve. Garnish with sliced fresh pineapple.

Chocolate Coffee
¾ fl oz good brandy or Cognac
½ fl oz dark Crème de Cacao
½ fl oz chocolate syrup
4 fl oz hot coffee
1 fl oz milk
Whipped heavy (double) cream

Put all the ingredients except the cream into a pan and heat but do not boil. Pour into glasses or mugs, top with whipped cream and dust with cocoa.

Chocolate Martini
3 fl oz vodka
1/2 fl oz dark Crème de Cacao
Splash of triple sec

Put all the ingredients with crushed ice in a cocktail shaker and shake then strain into glasses.

Chocolate Rum
1 1/2 fl oz dark rum
1/2 fl oz Crème de Cacao
1/2 fl oz light cream
1/2 fl oz white Crème de Menthe

Put all the ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake well and then strain into a cocktail glass.

Grand Fizz
1/2 fl oz Crème de Cacao
1/2 fl oz Grand Marnier
Champagne

Stir the two together then top up the glass with champagne. Add a twist of orange peel to garnish.

Spiked Chocolate
1 tbs hot water
2 tsp drinking chocolate powder
1 fl oz Tia Maria
1 fl oz white Curaçao

Dissolve the drinking chocolate in the hot water. When the mixture has cooled, stir in the Tia Maria and Curaçao together with some ice. Use whole or half strawberries to garnish.

White Russian
1 fl oz vodka
1 fl oz Crème de Cacao
1 fl oz cream

With ice, place all the ingredients in a shaker and shake well. Strain into a glass over more ice.

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